School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 09_025
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- (continued from previous page)dashing to rocking and by this means the tiny specks of butter are gathered into one mass. The lid and dash are then rinced down with cold spring-water and the butter is lifted by means of a wooden cup into the wooden butter dish. Both of those vessels are first scalded with boiling water.
The butter is washed several times with cold fresh water and finally salted and shaped with butter spades.
The churn is then emptied, scoured and left to air before it is put(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Kearns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Maigh Nulla, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mrs Kearns
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Maigh Nulla, Co. Mhaigh Eo
